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Tecno Tables

Italian

From his early start at his father’s boutique furniture and cabinetry atelier — Arredamenti Borsani (ABV) — Italian designer Osvaldo Borsani began to steadily dream to life the movement-inducing pieces that would eventually lead to him founding his innovative furniture company, Tecno, with his twin brother, Fulgenzio. 

Born in the commune of Varedo in northern Italy’s Lombardy region, Borsani studied at the Brera Academy in Milan — the same school attended by such luminaries as designer Piero Fornasetti and artist Lucio Fontana — as well as the Polytechnic University of Milan. He first worked for the family furniture-making firm, ABV, an atelier influenced by the more expressive and curvaceous wing of Art Deco design. Borsani took over Arredamenti Borsani in 1937.

With his stylish and technically innovative furniture, Borsani helped change the face of Italian design in the 1950s and ’60s. His sofas and chairs, featuring deeply upholstered seating and adjustable position settings, have an aura of optimism and efficiency that still seems fresh and lively today.

While he is today recognized as a master of mid-century modernist Italian furniture, Borsani is most famous these days for cofounding Tecno. (He and Fulgenzio also created Villa Borsani, a visionary mid-century estate cherished for its modern lines and exquisite custom furnishings.) 

When Borsani opened Tecno, an office-focused maker of industrial design, his design sensibilities had evolved toward furnishings with strong, simple forms enhanced by mechanical innovations, as with the P40 adjustable armchair.

When they were originally released, Tecno pieces like the P40 and the award-winning D70 sofa bed were acclaimed as cutting-edge, and they are still considered groundbreaking in their adaptability and functionality. The firm quickly garnered widespread acclaim for its tech-forward designs and quality craftsmanship.

Borsani would be Tecno’s lead designer for 30 years, while partnering on projects with the likes of architect Eugenio Gerli and fostering work by Vico Magistretti, Carlo De Carli, Robin Day and others.

Borsani designed pieces for Tecno until shortly before his death in 1985, when his daughter Valeria and her husband, Marco Fantoni, took over the creative work. 

Today, the family’s legacy is preserved by Borsani’s architect grandson Tommaso Fantoni, who, along with Norman Foster, curated a blockbuster retrospective of Osvaldo Borsani’s work at Milan’s Triennale Design Museum in 2018.

Find vintage Tecno chairs, tables, desks and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Tecno
Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno Round Dining Table in Walnut & Steel
By Eugenio Gerli, Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Almelo, NL
Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno round dining table in Walnut and Steel Italy, 1965. This is a round dining table made from walnut and steel by Osvaldo Borsani and Euge...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tecno Tables

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Steel

Osvaldo Borsani Round Dining / Center / Game Table with Travertine Top, Signed
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Kansas City, MO
Osvaldo Borsani dining table or center table or game table with the original one inch thick travertine top with slightly tapered edge. Black steel base with aluminum panels. There is...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tecno Tables

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Travertine, Aluminum, Steel

1970s vintage table model t210 design tecno for osvaldo borsani
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in None, IT
Square table with steel legs, black polished and satin-finished polyesther top. Model T210, design Osvaldo Borsani for Progetti Tecno, 1970s. CONDITION: In good condition, shows sig...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Tecno Tables

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Bronze, Steel

Coffee Table Osvaldo Borsani Tecno Model T61/B
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Rovereta, Repubblica di San Marino
Rare version of coffee table Osvaldo Borsani Tecno Model T61/B.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tecno Tables

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Wood

Table by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful table designed in the 1970s by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, with the grit of industrial strength via the four bronze over steel legs and brass feet and the sleekness of the...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tecno Tables

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Brass, Bronze, Steel

Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli T69B Bronzed Brass Table by TECNO, 1960s
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Meda, MB
The iconic T69B was produced in Italy in the 1960s by TECNO and was designed by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli. The defining characteristic of this table is the supports, compose...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tecno Tables

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Italian T69 Round Table by O. Borsani and E. Gerli for Tecno
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno, Eugenio Gerli
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian "T69" table with round carrara marble top and gold and black aluminum saber legs by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Gerli for Tecno. 1970s The marble top pres...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tecno Tables

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Carrara Marble, Aluminum

Nesting Tables by Marco Fantoni
By Tecno, Marco Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Marco Fantoni for Tecno, these unique nesting tables were designed for Borsani Commission. Bronze painted metal with leather tops. Measures: Height of largest table 16"width 23"dept...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tecno Tables

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Bronze

Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani Unique Revolving Occasional Table
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Chicago, IL
Unique revolving occasional table by Osvaldo and Valeria Borsani for Tecno Provenance Ziuta Gerstenzang Akston (1901-1994) and Joseph James Akston (1895-1983), Palm Beach, Florida.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tecno Tables

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Marble, Aluminum, Steel

Détabilisation Table by François and Fréder Morellet for Tecno
By Tecno, Francois and Frederic Morellet
Located in Milan, Italy
This table was created through collaboration with Francois Morellet, the eclectic French artist (painter, sculptor and light artist). Born in 1926, he was an exponent of minimalist a...
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1990s Italian Modern Tecno Tables

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Crystal, Steel

Tecno tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Tecno tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Tecno tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Tecno were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Mario Bellini, and Carlo Scarpa. Prices for Tecno tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $647 and can go as high as $58,800, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,950.

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